Northfield Relies on Temporary Exemption From Filing Requirements

TORONTO, Aug. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Northfield Capital Corporation (TSX-V:NFD.A) (“Northfield” or the “Company”) announces that it is relying on the exemption provided in Ontario Instrument 51- 505 Temporary Exemption from Certain Corporate Finance Requirements with Deadlines during the Period from June 2 to August 31, 2020 (and similar exemptions provided by other Canadian securities regulators) (the “Ontario Instrument”) to postpone the filing of the following continuous disclosure documents (collectively, the “Documents”):
the Company’s unaudited interim financial statements for the six month period ended June 30, 2020 and related certifications; andthe Company’s MD&A for the six month period ended June 30, 2020.The Ontario Instrument provides the Company with an additional 45 days from the deadlines otherwise applicable under Ontario securities laws to make the respective filings (the “Extension Period”).  Until the Company has filed the Documents, members of the Company’s management and other insiders are subject to a trading blackout reflecting the principles contained in section 9 of National Policy 11-207 Failure to File Cease Trade Orders and Revocations in Multiple Jurisdictions such that they are in a blackout period until the end of the second trading day after the Documents have been disclosed by way of a news release. The Company expects to file the Documents by the expiry of the applicable Extension Period, being October 13, 2020 with respect to the Company’s interim financial statements and MD&A for the six month period ended June 30, 2020. There have been no material business developments since the date of the last interim financial statements of the Company, filed on July 14, 2020, a copy of which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.About Northfield Capital CorporationNorthfield is an investment company with interests in the resource, manufacturing, technology, and consumer packaged goods sectors.For further information, please contact:Robert D. Cudney, President and Chief Executive Officer
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